Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), Havell plate no. 396
Object Number:
1863.17.396
Date:
c. 1836
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black chalk, gouache, and white lead pigment with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 x 36 5/16 in. (61 x 92.2 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1834
Description:
Adult, breeding plumage, left; immature, right
Gallery Label:
Audubon saw a few pairs of these birds on the Labrador coast in July 1832, but was unable to find their nests
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
